Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, October 23, 1889, Image 2
Jtaxpfl and <f?ctjs.
? West Albany, N. Y., has been th
scene of a ravaging fever epidemic. Th
dread disease has invaded the ranks of th
railroad workmen there with appallin
effects. It appears that with in a fe'
weeks hundreds have been stricken dowi
about forty have died, and a great numbi
of lives have been endangered.
? In Chilton county, Ala., last Thursday
James Hickey was arrested on some m
nor charge. All went well' with M
Hickey as he and his captors pursue
their way, until he confessed that he wj
concerned in some brutal murders net
Monteville a few weeks ago. Then h
was surprised by being swung up to a lim
and shot to death. r
? The failures occurring throughout th
country during the last seven days nun
ber, for the United States 182, and for Cat
ada 41, or a total of 223, as compared wit
a total of 214 the previous weefc and 21
the week previous to that. For the co
responding week last year, the figure
were 224, representing 202 failures in th
United-States, and 22 in the Dominion <
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vauoua* #
? What is considered one of the most ui
accounted for sights in Utah is a moui
tain about thirty-five miles northeast <
Salt Lake City, occupying an area of aboi
thirty acres, and completely and thickl
covered with oyster shells. The moui
tain is between 300 and 400 feet high, an
situated over 4,000 feet higher than Sa
Lake City, which is 4,300 feet above tli
level of the sea.
? Each of the constitutions of the fiv
new States in One form or another recoj
nizes the right of woman to the suffragi
North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho an
Washington, have each granted school su
frage to adults of that sex. Montana giv<
them the right to vote on local questioi
provided they are tax payers, while Wasl
ington and South Dakota will submit th
question of unrestricted woman suffrag
to the voters.
? On the morning of the 13th instan
Rev. DeWitt Talmage's tabernacle t
Brooklyn was totally destroyed by fin
In the opinion of the fire marshal the fit
started on the roof of the church by a
electric bolt during a thunder storm. Th
grand organ was completely destroye<
The loss on the Tabernacle is $111,000 ; o
the surrounding property $16,000. Th
old Tabernacle was burned seventeen yeai
ago. A new Tabernacle is to be built in
mediately.
?The senior class of Harvard Colleg
has elected Clement Garrett Morgan,
colored man, as class orator. The electio
was hotly contested, but Morgan receive
a substantial majority, about 270 me
voting. He entered college with litti
means, and during his freshman yes
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woraea ai oaa noure iu ? imruci auuj
Since then his rank as a student hs
brought him beneficiary money from th
college. Last year, as a competitor for th
Boylston prizes, he carried his audience b
storm and won the first place.
? At Greenville, Ala., early lastSatui
day morning, a quarrel between a negr
and a young white man named Robert
connected with Burke's horse show, r<
suited in the negrcw>ouring gasoline ovt
Roberts. Another negro touched off th
fluid with a lamp, and in an instant Rot
erts was enveloped in flame. He ra
wildly up and down the main street (
the town, but there was no one awak
and he was literally roasted alive. Whe
discovered he was in a critical conditio
and medical attention was given. One (
the negroes has been arrested, the othe
escaped.
? On the 14th instant, at Dothen, Ala.,
a deadly riot occurred between the tow
author!tes and the alliance men. The a
liance of Henry county had established
cotton warehouse at Dothen and propose
to do their own draying. The town at
thorities attempted to enforce the ordi
nance imposing a tax on drays. This ta
the alliance men refused to pay, and at
hearing before the mayor of two cases (
resistance to paying the tax, a riot ensuec
resulting in the killing of two allianc
men, the mortally wounding of two tow
marshals, and the seriously wounding (
three other men.
? Last summer a man named Croni
was mysteriously murdered in Chicago, s
is alleged, at the instigation of a secret sc
ciety of auarchial tendencies. Several ai
rests of suspects have been made, and th
trial of them was commenced about
month ago, during which time, out of se\
en hundred jurors, only eight have bee
obtained, and to add to the perplexity c
the case, all the evidence and clues an
other records against the prisoners wer
stolen from the clerk's office; and on Sai
urday last a plot was discovered for th
rescue of the prisoners, which was to hav
been attempted last Monday while bein
conveyed from the prison to the coui
house.
? A large number of representative
from the governments of South and Cer
tral America are now in the United State
inspecting the factories and taking a get
era! look at the country. Such visits wi
result in good, but the United States wi
never be able to control South America
trade so long as we bar out her produi
tions from our own markets by means t
a prohibitory tariff. In order to sell on
wares to other nations we must give ther
a chance to sell us something in returi
The tourists are now in the western State.1
but propose visiting the South before n
turning home.'
? Robert Berrier was lynched near Lea
ington, N. C., on the night of the 14th ir
stant, the charge against him being th
murder of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Wa
ser. The parties are all well-connectec
Berrier, who was a young man, had bee
married about a year, but he and his wil
did not live agreeably. On the tenth <
this month they separated, she returnin
to her father's. On the next day, Berric
knowing his wife's father was away fror
home, went to the house to attempt t
gain possession of their child, an infar
four months old. He snatched the chil
away from the old lady, and as she follow
ed him and tried to recover the chile
Berrier drew his pistol and shot her deac
He escaped, but was arrested next da
and taken to Greensboro to save him froi
being lynched. On Monday he was r<
turned to Lexington for a preliminar
trial, which, by his counsel, he waivee
and was committed to Lexington jai
About dark, a crowd of about one hui
dred or more men took him from the ja
by the usual formula, and escorting hii
to a wood near by and hanged him t
the limb of a tree. The child was foun
safe and well in a hollow log where h
had secreted it. A reason given for th
summary punishment of Berrier is that h
wife was the only living witness of th
crime, and legal gentlemen had expresse
the opinion that her testimony would t
incompetent, as the law of North Carol
na prevents a wife from testifying again:
her husband, and consequently it was n<
probable that a conviction could be si
cured.
? The American Forestry congress m
in session in Philadelphia last weel
From reports submitted, it appears thf
the woodland of the United states no
covers 450,000,000 acres, or about 23 p<
cent, of the land area. Of this, not lei
than 25,000,000 acres are cut over anni
ally, a rate of destruction that will brin
our forests to destruction in eightee
years if there is no replanting. While th
wood growing annually in the forests <
the United States amounts to 12,000,Of
cubic feet, the amount cut annually
24,000,000, and this does not include a vai
amount destroyed by fire. The country
supply of timber, therefore, is being d<
pletea at least twice as fast as it is bein
reproduced, and this is another way <
showing that a timber famine is approacl
ing rapidly. As to the waste of timber,
committee reported: "It seems incred
ble that there should be any place in th:
country where good timber was conside:
ed a nuisauce, and the land worth mor
with it off than with it on. Yet such i
thecaseall through the South, in the hea\
ily wooded districts. Uncleared land i
worth only from $1 to $4 per acre, whil
cleared of its timber it sells for from $1
to $15 per acre. This leads to a destrui
tion of the trees by a method called "deat
ening," by chopping into the trees a
round, at a convenient distance from th
ground, thus killing them; and thei
they stand silent witnesses of an unwis
and destructive policy. The extent t
which this is.done is surprising. Thoi
sands of acres of timber are thus sacr
flced every year, not in the South onl^
for in the State of Ohio we have seen ?
fine hickories as ever grew thus d<
strflyed."
? In the superior court of McDowe
county, N. C., last week, Ed. Brown wi
acquitted .of the murder of Col. Itog<
Page, editor of the Times-Register. Pag
had resided in Marion, the county-sea
only a tew months previous to the killinj
'He was shot in the back of the neck an
instantly killed about midnight on 22n
day of last July as he was walking i
_ company with several others from the de
pot towards his hotel. A dozen or tnor
ie saw the shooting, saw the murderer ru
ie off, and the undisputed statement' wa
ie published abroad that Ed. Brown was th
? man who committed the act. Ten da>
w later Brown surrendered to the officer;
3> waived examination and went to jai
Ji" His family is the most wealthy and infli
ential in the county. One of his sisters i
p, the wife of I)r. Butt, of Marion, and slan
i-' derous reports were circulated about he
r. and Col. Page. This was the provocatior
id Several witnesses were examined by th
ig State, but the defence introduced no testi
ir raony. Charging the jury, Judge Phillip
,e read over the testimony and stated th
,b law. He told the jury they had but on
duty to perform and that was as to whethe
Ed. Brown was the man who shot Page
' If he did, it was murder or nothing; ther
J" was no manslaughter in the case. Th
J jury remained out all night and nex
morning returned a verdict of"notguii
^ ty." A slight applause followed the at
nouncement, for which one man who wa
identified was fined $10. The judge the
' f turned to the jury aud said : "I fear thi
51 is a dangerous verdict for your county,
and to the defendant he said: "Ed Browr
1_ a merciful jury has said you are not gui
ty. The court has no further use for yo
now. You are discharged."
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1? YORKVILLE, S. C. :
t, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1889.
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?- GOVERNOR HILL IN THE SOUTH.
? Governor David B. Hill, of New York
l6 made a tour of the South last week, visil
j. ing the Piedmont exposition at Atlanta
u to which he was an invited guest, arrivin
?e there on Wednesday. At the expositio;
1:8 grounds he delivered an address to th
1_ large concourse of people. He said, in be
,e half of the great State of which he wa
a proud to be the representative and fo
n which the kind expression of esteem was in
d tended, he wished to thank his hearers mos
n cordially. The Empire State of the Nortl
sends warm greetings to the Empire Stat
j of the South. She is as proud of your pro
is gress as she is of her own. The entir
e North is now a partner in your prosperity
e and her interests are closely interwovei
y with yours. In this line he continued
I am glad you have given me this oppor
? tunity to see the South under its new con
3 ditions?to see for myself what you hav
j- accomplished in this struggle of twenty
>r five years?to feel the spirit of progres
e which has been brought into this new lam
? of liberty and carry back, perhaps, a broad
jf er idea of our common interests. I an
e glad in this exposition wherein are collect
n ed the best products or tne industries or si;
n vigorous States. I ara able in the brie
time that I am to be with you, to get i
!r comprehensive idea of what the whol
a South is doing."
n On the negro question he said :
I- You have within your borders vast num
a bers of an unfortunate and long-oppresset
d race. Left suddenly by the result of th<
i- war to their own resources, uneducated
[- superstitious and helpless, but patient, do
x cile and ambitious, it is your interest, as i
a is your duty, to lift them out of the stati
>f in which fate has placed them and hel|
I, them assume the responsibilities of citi
e zenship. You have an enormous labo
n class?black ai.d white?the mass of then
)f not yet sufficiently stirred by the spirit o
progress to be conscious of their own inter
n ests and their own power; they will no
IS always remain so. You can do a grea
deal to avert the clashing of interests b:
r_ wise legislation, by proper regard for th<
e sanitary laws in your cities, by the estab
a lishment of institutions to encourage sav
r. ings, by the erection of comfortable homes
n by economy in public expenditures an<
)f in private life.
d The experience of the last twenty year;
e has proved to you the advantage of fre<
labor. Most of you will remember the pre
e dictions of your statesmen before the war
e that without slaves the South could no
g profitably produce cotton, yet with frei
t labor you have raised more cotton in thi
last ten years than you raised in twenty
ig before Sumter was fired on, notwithstand
ine that only a part of your populatioi
J" has been in engaged in this industry, an(
' in the meantime your manufacturing cen
n tres have become formidable rivals of thi
jj North.
n Discussing the relations of the South t<
> the nation he said :
)f I believe that the South is to play a grea
ir part in working out the destiny of our re
ii united nation. In her courage, in he
i. hopefulness, in her integrity, in her loyal
3, ty, in her enthusiasm, in the public spiri
i- of her statesmen in their faithful adher
ence to political conviction and in thei:
deep sense of duty to public trusts, I be
hold the qualities which will preserve in
e tact the theory of our governmental sys
1. tern, strengthen our institutions and, re
j. douud to the glory and prosperity of ou
n country.
Ee Closing his speech he paid the followinj
>f tribute to the "Solid South
S It is sometimes said in the North tha
5r the South is solid. So it is?solid for goo<
n government, solid for the welfare of it
? people, solid for integrity in private an<
d official life, solid in its opposition to th<
d paternal administration of public affairs
J" solid against congressional extravagance
j? solid in its renunciation of the errors o
' the past, solid for American ideas, soli*
y in its devotion to the new nation, solid ii
n its aspirations for higher civilization an*
solid for all that would make us a prosper
>' ous and powerful republic. Of such a so
lidity I am not afraid. I see no danger ii
' such unity as springs from the noblest mo
I" A A/1 nnkflAMifAn fkn r>AApf avoHo/1 T\Q
.. uvea auu ouuscivco me uiuoi cabi?,u p?
11 triotism.
11
o THE MEETZE TRIAL,
d In the sessions court of Ilichland, all c
last week was occupied in the trial of W
is B. Meetze for the murder of James 1
ie Clark, in Columbia, on the 3rd of An
d gust last. A large number of witnesse
'.e were examined, and much interest wa
l~ manifested in the proceedings. Messrs
jj. Melton & Melton and Mr. Andrew Craw
a. ford appeared for the defendant. Solicito
Nelson was assisted by Messrs. Abney <
^ Thomas. Ex-Judge S. W. Melton wa
?. leading counsel in conducting the defence
it There were two lines of defence; 1st, sel
w defence; and 2nd, the vindication of th
^ honor and protection of the slayer's wife
The case was ably argued by opposin
g counsel on Friday aud Saturday, an
n Judge Melton's argument is pronounce
ie one of his most masterly efforts. Judg
^ Norton charge the jury and they retiree
jg After being out 191 hours, they reporte
3t that it would be impossible for them t
's agree upon a verdict, and the presidin
3- judge directed that a mistrial be enterec
S It is understood that on the last ballot th
jury stood nine for manslaughter, two fo
a acquittal and one for murder. There wer
i- two negroes on the.jury, one of whoi
is makes this statement, and further that h
r- and the other negro voted for acquitta
? _ ' 2 4- y~? U a *?a n oiiKrvwic
, lne resuil IS Slliu iu nave uccu a output
^ to Meetze. His counsel immediatel,
is made application for bail, and after heai
le ing arguments by Solicitor Nelson oppos
0 iDg the motion and Judge Melton sustair
> ing: it. Judge Norton reserved his d
cision which it is thought in Columbia h
ie will not announce until the latter part c
e this week.
'q Mission Work in Liberia.?A publi
j_ meeting was held in Chickering Hal
j_ New York, on Friday evening last in th
. interest of colored missionary work. Th
[g Rev. Mr. Moore, a colored missionary t
3_ Liberia, made an address, in which h
said that he thought that newspapers di
wrong in discouraging emigration c
negroes to Liberia, and that what wa
18 wanted was a negro ministry, Bishop an
3r all.
re
t, ? About 260 bales were offered at Gaffne,
?. by alliance farmers, and the entire lot wa
d bought by Carroll & Stacey at 0.85.
d YORK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
D Reported for the Vorkville Enquirer,
i- The twenty-first annual session of the York
e Baptist association was held at Unity church,
n one mile from Hickory Grove, beginning on
iS Thursday, October 17th. The meeting was
e generally considered one of the pleasantestand
S most profitable in the history of the body.
5 On Thursday morning Rev. J. A. White, of
i' Blacksburg, preached the introductory sermon,
taking as his text, Ephesians 5: 16?"Redeeming
the time because the days are evil."
S The sermon was a forcible presentation of the
I- thought of the text.
T After an intermission of one hour, the coni,
gregation re-assembled, and the association
g proceeded to organize, Rev. J. A. White, the
moderator of the last session, being in the
" [ chair. The letters from tne various enurcues i
,s were very encouraging, reporting large ac- <
e cessions to to the membership, and increased s
e contributions. In general, the churches were 1
ir reported as in a prosperous condition. The '
association then elected officers as follows: j
'g Sam M. Grist, moderator; W. B. DeLoach, ]
? clerk ; H. E. Johnson, treasurer. t
? The newly elected moderator addressed the f
t association with appropriate remarks in rec- (
I- ognition of the distinction. The remainder of c
1- of the afternoon was spent in the appointment
? of committees. t
n On Friday morning devotional exercises ]
were conducted by Rev. M. P. Matheny, and
? at 10 o'clock the moderator called the association
to order. (
Rev. R. H. Griffith, of Greenville, addressed
I- the association in behalf of the Baptist Courier, j
U and urged the importance of having this paper ,
in every Baptist family. Remarks to the same f
effect were made by ftevs. F. C. Hickson, M. (
- P. Matheny and R. G. Patrick. Quiteanum- ,
ber subscribed for the Courier after these ad- ,
dresses. '
Rev. F. C. Hickson, chairman of the commit- ,
tee ou education, then reported. The report (
emphasized the importance of educating the t
rising generation, and commended education t
under religious influences. The Baptists owed 5
it to their children to educate them, and the
churches were urged to establish and support ,
common schools. The report recommended ,
* '* -4 ' '~ ftiTA T)nr\_ t
lO llie pauoiliigt) U1 me euureuco, wd mu uop- j
tist Female Colleges in this State, and Furman
University. Special mention was made of the
vigorous efforts that is now being put forth to
I raise ?20,000 for the better endowment of Fur:
man University.
Rev. Dr. Griffith, the financial agent of the
University, was present and spoke to the report.
The discourse was an able and eloquent plea in
behalf of education in general, and especially
_ for education under Christian influences. Education
was in these days a necessity, and if
the Baptists wore to maintain their place with
. the leading denominations, it was necessary
that they should endow and support Furman
University. An opportunity to greatly ini,
crease the endowment of their university was
p. now offered the Baptists, and the speaker urged
? the association to do its share of the work.
Q After this address, a call for contributions was
e made; and some liberal responses followed.
_ The time for adjournment having arrived, the
association receded from business for an hour.
S When the body was again called to order,
r after prayer by Dr. Griffith, the subject of education
was continued. Addresses were made
on the subject of Ministerial Education by Revs,
it R. H. Griffith, R. G. Patrick and F. C. Hickh
son. Reference was made to the large number
of ministerial students at Furman University, j
e and the Theoloeical Seminary, which were de- >
?- pending upon the churches for pecuniary supe
port. The churches were urged to contribute
liberally to the support of these young men. f
7 The report was then adopted. (
a Rev. V. I. Masters, chairman of the commit- t
. tee on home missions, made the report. The
* home mission board of the Southern Baptist ?
convention is doing work in Texas, Louisiana *
i? and in other States and Territories of the Uni- (
ted States. Churches have been established in
e the rapidly growing western cities, and among j
the foreign population work is being vigorous- j
s ly prosecuted. No work could be more im- t
. portant. i
1 In Cuba this board was also at work, and j
.- marvelous success had attended the .work of J
3 the missionaries there. Under the preaching t
of the missionaries of the board 8000 souls were
converted during the past year. The work a
i was commended to the liberal support of the r
r churches. j
Rev. M. P. Matheny, recently from Texas, (
l made an address upon the work of the board of c
q that State. Texas was a fine missionary field, s
and the Baptists ought to do their part in giving
the gospel to the hundreds of thousands g
who are coming each year to that State. The a
. work among the foreign population had been
a greatly blessed. No other held of labor could t
be so important as this. Revs. Y. I. Masters, j
e R. H. Griffith and F. C. Hickson followed in
j able and earnest appeals to the delegates to ?]
- give liberally of their means for the support of
t this work. Report was adopted. a
a The subject of Temperance was also discussed
X in an able manner by Reys. F. C. Hickson, J. c
\ A. White, R. H. Griffith and others, after r
which a resolution to the following effect was |
r adopted: "That we, the delegates convened
3 at the York association, express it as our opin- ^
f ion that it is inconsistent with a Christian pro- t
- fession to drink or sell whisky as a beverage, or
t to furnish grain or fruit for the purpose of
+ manufacturing alcoholic liquors."
Some business of a miscellaneous character c
' was transacted, and the association adjourned
3 for the evening. i
After prayer by Rev. R. H. Griffith, on Sat- I
- urday morning, the association was called to e
?.1 ? u?ir uAiiM "ma rriwAn trflnti- V
uiuor, aiiu uuan uuui noo ^itvh ?v v?v ???
j action of business. Among other things it r
was decided that the association should meet i
next year at the Shiloh Baptist church, and a \
s letter of dismission bo granted to Nazareth i
B church.
Mr. Sam M. Grist was elected to represent i
, the York association at the Southern Baptist 8
t convention, which will hold its next session I
a at Fort Worth, Texas, in May, 1890. Rev. J. t
^ A. White was elected as alternate.
Delegatest to the Baptist State convention, c
? which is to meet at Florence, S. C., on the 28th c
- of November, were elected as follows : f
l Revs. F. C. Hickson, R. G. Patrick, and J. 8
J A. White. c
Rev. R. G. Patrick, chairman of the committee
on State missions, made the report. It
was shown by the report that during the past e
year the labors of the board had been abund- 1
3 antly successful. Many places of destitution (
in our own State have been built up, and many 1
almost entirely without gospel privileges, f
t have been reached by the preaching of the p
- missionaries. Weak Baptist churches in im- 9
r portant places have been greatly aided by the a
. board. In several county seats and other im- i
j. portant towns there are now prosperous a
churches which would not have been in exist- e
euce but for the State Mission board. This
r work was commended to the support of the v
- association. a
Rev. R. G. Patrick spoke to the report, urg- t
. ing that the churches of York association were t
_ especially under obligations to contribute lib- v
r erally to State missions, as $450 is expended p
anually in York county. The churches were t
urged to adopt regular and systematic plans of t
* benevolence. Rev. R. H. Griffith followed in
an excellent address, in which he made men- 1
, tion of the good work the board had done in t
* the lower part of our State. A liberal contri- p
1 bution was then made for State missions. ^
S Rev. J. A. White, chairman of the commit- t
i tee on foreign missions, read his report. Men- J
e tion was made of the work that Southern Bap- p
! tists are doing in Europe, Asia, Africa, South c
' America and Mexico. The report gave an en- J
I couraging statement in regard to the great sue- 1
I cess attending the labors of the missionaries 'J
1 in these foreign lands. Many souls have been v
3 led to Christ, and the churches strengthened v
i and revived. The need of the foreign board a
is 8150,000 for the prosecution of this work. Of a
that amount South Carolina Baptists are asked a
to contribute ?12,000. York association had 1
3 her part to do and tbo work was commended 1
to the churches. 1
Rev. J. A. White addressed the body, urging j
the duty of every church and every member j
to contribute liberally to this great work of
evangelizing the world. The amount asked of a
. South Carolina Baptists could easily be raised i
J1 if only the proper effort were made. s
Dr. Griffith continued the discussion, show- t
ing that the number of conversions in foreign
lands was in excess of that at home in propor- c
l* tion to the number of laborers employed.
S The churches had every reason to be encour- 1
aged and to press on in this work. I
Rev. R. G. Patrick brielly addressed the as5.
sociation on the importance of being well in- .1
. formed as what the Board was doing, and about t
the work and the workers. He attributed the c
'* nf iloonov inforDuf in fHh wnrlf tfi t.hft flint". fJ
fc that the people were not informed. The Fors
eign Mission Journal would give this informa^
tion, and he urged the delegates to subscribe
' and read, and to get their churches to do likoIf
wise.
g The subject of Colportage and Bible work received
a good measure of attention, and earnest
' speeches were made by Revs. V. I. Masters, F.
g C. Hickson, and R. II. Griffith.
j Rev. R. G. Patrick requested that the churches
complete the York association colportage
u fund. Rev. J. A. White also made some ree
marks.
i Rev. J. A. White, chairman of the commit
tee on digest of church letters, reported that
d the churches generally have gone forward dur0
ing the year.
On Sunday morning one of the largest con&
gations ever assembled at Unity church came
I. together to hear the missionary sermon. It
g was preached by Rev. R. G. Patrick, after
which a liberal collection was taken up for for,r
eign missions.
e The tieasurer's report, and that of the coniQ
mittee on Sunday-schools, wore read and
adopted.
e The association then adjourned to meet on
|. Thursday before the third Sunday in October,
1890, at Sliiloh Baptist church, near Hoodtown.
The introductory sermon will be preached by
y Rev. R. G. Patrick; the missionary sermon
_ by Rev. F. 0. S. Curtis.
It is due to Unity church, and to the good
people of the community, to say that the delel
gates were entertained in the best of style in
their hospitable homes. titus.
e LETTER FROM LANCASTER.
>f Corrwpomldict; of tlic Yorkville Enquirer.
Lancaster, October 21.?Judge Pressley has
returned and hold our court of equity, lie left
C on Saturday morning for Chester to open court
| there this week. He made an important decisg
ion when here, on the question of interest and
usury. The point was made before him that
e when notes and mortgages bore interest at the
0 rate of ten percent, per annum with the interest
e payable semi-annually, the contract was obnoxd
ious to the statute which prohibits usury, and
that the makers of the notes and mortgages were
g entitled to a claim of discount under the statute
j for double the amount of the semi-annual pay- I
0 ments of interest. t
The judge decided that he saw no error in the s
fact tliat the interest was'made payable semi- I
y annually at ten per centum per annum; that 1
S he himself had often drawn contracts the same ^
way in Charleston, and that sometimes ho had ' ?
nade the interest payablo quarterly, and that al
le had never heard objections raised to such c<
contracts. He sustained the form of the notes fc
md mortgages, and hold that they were not di
isurious. These notes and mortgages belong- w
3d to the European companies. ai
The judge heard also during the term an ap- t\
ilication for bail on writ of habeas corpus,
'rom Charles Johnston, who was charged as an vi
iccessory before the fact, with the alleged mur- pi
ler of Dixon Bowers. Vincent is charged as sr
he principal. They are both in jail. The G
udge refused the application, holding that ho tc
lad no right to pass on the credibility of the pi
leveral affiants, who had made conflicting tL
itatements in their respective affidavits. The se
udge held that a judge at chambers has not the
ight to grant bail,except in a clear case,and that pi
10 had, in all the applications for bail that had tr
jeen made before him on the bench, only grantjd
br.il on habeas corpus in three cases. He
seems to take the same ground that Judge f,
Wallace took in the Meet?: case, in Columbia,
rhere appears to be a variance botween the ei
udges in the State. Some hold that when the jj,
iroof is evident or the presumption great, that
he prisoner has no right to bail; and this R1
teems to have been tne common law ruie, wnne jfl
>thers in the State hold that even in such a
?ise ball Is in the discretion of the court. ...
Only 800 bales of cotton have been sold in j,
,his market against 2,400 at the same time last
pear. kkd rosk.
LETTER FROjT HICKORY GROVE. *
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. jr
Hickory Grove, October 22.?The weather
s glorious. The warm October sun casts its M
ays upon the woods around that the early at
Tosts have tinted with scarlet and gold. Why
loes nature array herself in such beautiful st
obes to die ? As I looked at the scarlet and
jold and grey this morning from the oriole gi
vindow of Mr. Tom Whisonant's comfortable ct
esidence, I could not help thinking of "A K
lunbeam on a blasted blossom." The farmers
ell me that this weather will make tho cotton T
,hf\t has been nipped by tho frost open, and if
t continues there is no danger to the late crop.
A strange thing that is worthy to be told, te
vas related to mo by Mr. It. T. Castles. Ho ti
lays that his cotton crop and that of Mr. John G
Ramsey and Mr. T. M. Whisonant, havo not, M
?s yet, been in the least injured bv tho frost.
The other crops adjoining have been badly ti
lipped. May be they are in the thermal belt, .n:
>r perhaps Proyidence has especially pro;ected
them. They are all alliance men, except
Tom Whisonant, and he keeps an alliance ol
itore.
I noticed a clipping in Tite Enquirer, ta- ft
ten from the Charlotte Chronicle, that Mr. W. sc
3. Wilkerson says he can beat. He says that
io recently saw a white man by the name of ir
tVhitesides, with white whiskers, driving a te
vhite mule to a wagon, loaded with white tc
sotton, packed in white bagging, to White Oak. u
ran the Chronicle beat this for white? ai
Mr. Dick Harris came into town to-day haul- p<
ng two bales of cotton that weighed over one a
housand pounds. They were in a one horse vi
vagon, drawn by a thoroughbred IJersey bull, ol
3e had brought them from Skull Shoals on the
Jnion side of the river, a distance of ten miles, oi
VIr. Harris says that he has thirty bales to T
iring to this place by the same team. With oi
his animal he has made this year more corn bi
han will supply his family, and a bale of cot- R
on. "The war freed the nigger, but enslaved c<
he little bull." rt
Mr. W. W. Castles has recovered and will ei
eave to-day for his railroad work at Winston, di
Uorth Carolina. ir
Mr. Martin is buildinga largestoro house. bi
Mr. Jeff Smith raised this year on a two-horse
arm 6f>0 bushels corn and 18 bales cotton. Mr. c(
1 P T.oof?h wit.li a likfl foree. raised 700 bush- vi
?ls corn and 12 bales cotton. st
The York Baptist Association, near this st
>lace, was largely attended. The church was it
irowded with persons from the surrounding w
sountry who seemed to listen with deep inter- ol
ist to the discussions. Dr. Griflith was the cenral
figure, and the people never grew tired pi
istening to the words of wisdom and truth u:
hat fell from his lips. Mr. Sam M. Grist, of ta
iforkville, was moderator of the association, ai
le presided with ease and dignity and by his ir
knowledge of parliamentary rules facilitated bi
he work of the association. bi
Rev. M. P. Matheny, of Texas, addressed the al
issociation on home missions, and preached a "!
nost excellent sermon to a crowded house on ft
Friday night. Mr. Patrick preached two eloliient
sermons on Sunday. Not more than
me half of the people present were able to got C(
eats in the church.
Mr. J. M. Wylic, who had his leg broken .
ome weeks ago, is not doing so well. He is ?
lutfering a great deal. ,
Dr. Ross has been quite unwell for the last f
wo weeks, but was able to preach at Smyrna ,,
ast Sunday.
The Smyrna alliance will sell cotton on next
ruesday. G
Mrs. McKeown and daughters, Misses Lizzie tt
,nd Mary, visited our town on Saturday.
ioo Vonnifl HMfpnwn and Miss Marv Wilis
inant, made the hearts of tho young men here
>alpitate on Saturday last. "A thing of beauty ,
s a joy forever." J;
Cotton is coming in slowly. The receipts to .
late are 310 bales. To-day cotton is from 9.65 .
0 !'-75- x- d<
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL. fc
lorregpondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock Hill, Octobor 22.?Our magic little city M
s now and has been quiet and dusty for the m
>ast week. We are needing rain, and the farinrs
are taking advantage of the dry weather in sc
vbich to gather their corn and cotton. This ui
laturally causes a fallingoff in the trade of our
nerchants, but our section has been blessed
vith bountiful crops, and the crops will show j,]
ip to better adyantage than those of last year.
Thepeopleof our town and country surround- f
ng have taken considerable interest in the As- .
ociated Fair of Chester, York, Lancaster and 11
' "airfield counties, and a number of ourcitizens If
vill make exhibitions of theirgoods, stock, etc. h
The Episcopal church at this place has se- cc
ured the services of Rev. Gordon M. Bradley,
if Belvidere, N. J., as rector. He will also oficiate
at Lancaster. Mr. Bradley is a native
South Carolinian, born and raised in Sumter
ounty. He will hold his first service hero No- h
?1.?. imi, et
Some of our cotton buyers attended, with oth- fc
rs from different neighboring cotton mar- fr
:ets, a sale of cotton by the Fort Mill and
>old Hill alliances, at Fort Mill on Tuesday .
ast. The alliances offered 1G5 bales of cotton n
or sale. Messrs. R. T. Fewell & Co., of this w
dace, were the highest bidders, their bid being tl
I. The alliance people demanded 10 cents, G
nd there was no sale. Since that date, I am n;
nformed they have offered the same cotton at
, price much below that offered by the buy- sj.
rs at Fort Mill, which was not accepted. ;
Our town council has done a great deal of 18
vork on the streets and otherwise improved the W
ppearance of our magic city, but in the mean- tl
ime they have neglected to pay the proper at- C
ention to the cemetery, which has grown up in rj
reeds. It does seem that with all the enter- C?
rise that is attributed to our town, that the
own authorities should pay more attention to
his sacred spot. s[
To-day Major A. H. White, of this place, tl
larvested his prize acre of corn, planted just on \v
he outskirts of town, in competition for the hi
uemium of ?T>00 offered by the American
Agriculturist and a similar amount offered by q
he State Agricultural department. Mr. W.
'. Waters represented the Orange Judd com- sc
any, publishers of the American Agri- P1
ulturist, and Messrs. James A. Giles, V. B. S
IcFadden and J. N. Steele were witnesses. G
?he harvesting was in accord with the rules. f0
The acre was re-surveyed, in presence of the a,
witnesses, by Mr. S. M. Fewell. Each of the
vitnesses went through the acre and selected .
.verage ears sufficient to weigh 100 pounds, 18
,fter being shucked. This was shelled in three G(
eparate heaps. No. 1. weighed 98 pounds, less T
11 pounds cobs. No. 2. weighed 991 pounds w
ess 111 pounds cobs. No. 3. weighed 99{ fc
lounds, loss 121 pounds cobs. By the rule the v
deld was found to be 80 bushels, *3 pounds, 140
ounds of which was unmerchantable. *
Major White's crop was cut short by wind ^
,nd rain, as is evidentby the ears of corn; but fa
t is certainly an evidence that our farmers tl
hnnirt nnitivAta fewer acres and brinirthem up G
o the standard as has been shown can be done. ^
Captain Iredell Jones remarked to your m
orrespondent this morning that he had raised
13 bushels of corn on one acre without trying 0'
or the premium. He is considered one of our fc
>est farmers. G
Tom Chambers, colored, who lives on Mrs. r(
fno. McCollough's plantation in Ebenozer Q
ownship, had his cotton house, with two bales *1
?f seed cotton, burnt on .Sunday night last.
The supposition is that it was fired by an in- J*
:endiary. iial.
LETTER FROM TIRZA1I. st
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. p
Tibzah, October 21.?Up to date there have ft
>een about three hundred and fifty bales of cot- t(
on sold at this place. Over eighty bales came
11 last Friday and Saturday. It is nearly all
vrapped in cotton bagging, of which there t
lave been five thousand yards sold here. T
There has been no jute offered for sale at Tir- ^
:ah this season. Ol
Cottonseed are also coming in quite freely, il
There are two buyers here, and they have, so n
ar, shipped ten car loads of seed.
It is thought that the recent frost has quite \
naterially injured cotton in this section. One j
>f our best farmers thinks that his crop has
leon cut short as much as one balo in ten acres, st
fie, however, thinks that the damage is con- h
ined to the low-lands along the water-courses, fr
ind is of opinion that the higher lands have tl
lot suffered so severely. D(
Mr. C. J. Peterson, of Stanley Creek, N. C.,
s negotiating for a lot at this place with a view .
o establishing a wagon rhop on it. He has
lad considerable experience in tne business, ^
las the necessary machinery, and proposes to Ol
nanufacture wagons, buggies, etc. It will be n
i month or two before ho gets his plant in w
vorking order, however.
Our people are building a chapel and school
louse 20 by 40 feet, which will bo completed n'
n a few weeks. It is our purpose to get the St
loighboring ministers to preach for us as often V
is we can, and we hope to get a good school ei
itarted by t.he first of January. yi
The Enquirer of last week published an
iccount of the harvesting of Mr. R. T. Gilleslie's
prizo acre of com, and from all reports
hat I have so far heard, he is ahead, in this P1
State, at least. This acre is only about half a 1
nile from this place. Mr. Gillespie was here
ast Saturday, and from a talk I had with him Ji
m the subject, it seems that ho is quite accus- C(
omed to largo yields of corn. In 1S82 he rais- t(
id 70 bushels on an acre, and in 1885 he harvestid
811 bushels oil' the same quantity of land. e'
Hi is latter yield was produced without the CI
ise of any manure. He used less than twen- W
y dollars worth ot manure on his present af
>rizo acre, and is confident that had every- rp
liing been favorable, he would have made p
it least ono-third more corn. In the first l
>lace, he did not outer the contest until very J1
ate in the season. When the corn was about jj*
vaist high, it was nearly all blown down, and
i good deal of it failed to get up again. Shortly di
16 LOCAL AFFAIRS.
f?
r> NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
,n J. A. Watson, Yorkville, S. C.?Land for Sale.
' Jos. F. Wallace?Executor's Notice to thecreditors
and debtors of the estate of Jane M.
Burris, deceased.
Jos. F. Wallace?Administrator's Notice to
the creditors and debtors of the estate ol
J Sarah L. Clark, deceased.
1 Sam M. Grist?Several Unsold.
II Mrs. T. M. Dobson, Proprietress?Dobson's
' Racket is a Genuine Racket.
M. A II. C. Strauss?The Popular Voice Agrees.
' W. C. Jjatimer?Prompt Payment is Essential
' to a iirsf-class Credit.
F. Happertield?Guano Notes are Duo?New
Designs in Tombstones.
A. Y. Cartwright it Co.?The New York Racket
Store is Originators, Introducers and
Controllers of Low Prices.
R. B. Lowry?Do You Believe in Bargains?
i- W. II. Roumillat & Co.?Fellow's Hypophosi
phites.
n. Withers Adickes?Debts.
23 R. A. Parish?Fruits and Vegetables.
)U
AV. C. T. U. MEETING,
y There will be a called meeting of the
10 "7 ni._:,.i:? TT~:?
cises of the Rock fiili graded scnooi, niur:
iy night, will be an attractive feature of tl
leeting. Rock Hill is a railroad centre. It ca
9 reached conveniently by rail from almoi
/ery section of the county. If any shoul
line by private conveyance, your horse an
9hicle will be well cared for at Poag's li\
ock exchange, or Kimball & Heath's liver
able. Your horse, fed a few times on Poag
nproved oats, will "wax fat and kick." II
ill be glad to return again for the same kin
f fare.
Prof. A. R. Ranks, chairman of committee o
rogrammo and arrangements, will take pleaf
re in giving teachers information as to entei
inment, etc. He, with his corps of assis
its, will make every effort to make the mee
ig pleasant and profitable. The meetings wi
9 held in the largo hall of the graded scho<
Liilding. Congressman Hemphill will prol
ily be present and will deliver an address o
Federal Aid to Education." Let there be
ill meeting. S. C. Sturois, Secretary.
LETTER FROM UNION.
rrrespondcnce of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Etta Jane, October 21.?Our North Pact
t Sunday-school convention met at E
ethel church yesterday, and organized b
octing Jas. L.'Strain president; J. R. Je:
ies, vice-president; J. M. Osment, secretary
William Jeffries, treasurer.
Arnnnw flia Triaitirifr hrpfhrfin Wftrfi Proffi!
>rs W. F. McArthur and J. M. Taukersly, <
affney City, and Tkos. B. Butler, Esq., <
nion, who made stirring speeches on the o<
usion.
The proceedings throughout were worke
ith success, and gave evidence that our pec
ie are determined to do their full duty in tl
sligious raising of the young and rising genei
ion, as well as to themselves and their coui
y. The church was tastefully and elaboratel
3corated with flowers and evergreens, whic
trust is an omen that the organization itself:
i be "Evergreen."
The organ, under tbo skillful management <
'rs. J. B. Foster, supplemented by voci
iusic, was an important factor in the work.
The convention adjourned to meet at Getl
imane church on the second Sunday in Jai
try, 1890. sioma.
A Notable Murder.?Major Charle
!. McGregor 9hot and killed C'apt. J \\
f. Cody in the public square at Warrer
>n, Ga., on the morning of the 12t
istant. On the night of December 21
187, Major McGregor, upon approachin
is house, was shot from ambush by
lan concealed in his own yard. Amon
lose who were speedily at the side of th
nMnrlorl man liroo fonf Pflfk' U'hnhplnp
uuuucu mnii nwo WMJ j .. ..v ..w.r?
> carry him into his house, and nurse
im back to convalescence. The attemp
1 murder remained a complete myster
ir several months, when McGregor
iends suspecting a negro of having conr
litted the deed, were threatening to lync
im. Then Cody acknowledged that i
as he who lired the shot. Last Augu<
le grand jury of Warren county indicte
apt. Cody for an assault with intent t
mrder, and this brought out the stor
iat had been so well guarded. Althoug
has been denied by McGregor, since th
:st act in the tragedy, that there is
oman in the case, it is now asserted the
le cause of the trouble is a cousin of Capi
ody, a young vivacious widow and ver
ch. On the death of her husband, sh
died on Maj'.ir McGregor to advise he
jgarding her investments. The friend
lip between the pair did not meet wit
le approval of the Cody family. Th
idow pafd no attention to their protests
owever, and Capt. Cody, failing to pai
lem, rerolved on vengeance against M<
fPkio Qvnlaina hnW hp WAS
ICgUl* XlllO K*S\ piuixu 4IV.I .W
)on at McGregor's side and why bot
arties kept the matter such a proioun
icret. Some time in July it came to M<
regor'*. ears that members of the Cod,
imily hud been speaking of the affai
id boast ng that they had shut him uj
/hile these exchanges of opinion wer
iking place the grad jury met and indici
i Cody fov the attempted assassinatior
he case v as set for trial on the 7th, be
hen court met neither Cody nor his ai
irney put in an appearance. The mos
igilant efforts of the officers failed to fini
lem. After the adjournment of coun
ody returned to Warrenton. and on th
ital morning drove through the town o
le main street. A few minutes later M<
regor approached him. He pulled or
is revolver and fired three shots rapid!}
wo bullets went into Cody's brain an
oe entered his heart. He was dead b(
ire his body touched the ground. M<
regor remained perfectly cool and sui
jndered himself at once to the sherif
n account of the high social position <
le two families the most intense excitt
?ent prevailed. The Cody's are an ol
imily and all rich. McGregor has bee
rominent ever since the war, havin
irved in the legislature and filled man
ublic trusts. As a precaution again*
irther violence McGregor was remove
> the jail at Augusta.
Gone to a Higher Court.?John 1
yon, charged with the murder of I
iucien Mabry, died in the Abbeville ja:
n the l")th instant. On account of hi
lness his case had been continued to th
ext term of the court.
T"1'" t T.vnn shot and killed D. Lucie
UUllii A* v..
[abry at Abbeville on May 2oth, las
yon, by advice of his counsel, made n
atement, and the only details of th
omicide now known are to be gathere
om the testimony of Chalmers Hughe;
le only eye witness, made to the corr
er'sjury. From this evidence the kil
ig seems to have been deliberate mur
er; but friends of Lyon claim that the
)uld tell a tale of Mabry's ill-treatmen
f his wife, which although not satisfactc
/ to the law, would have vindicated hir
ith the jury.
John T. Lyon was a planter, residin
ear Abbeville, aged 02 years, and th
ep father of D. Lucien Mabry's wife ne
/ardlaw. D. Lucien Mabry was a ta
ated young lawyer, aged twenty-si
ears, practicing in the town of Abboviih
The Johnstown Sufferers.?A di:
fitch of Monday from Johnstown says
he citizens of Johnstown have raise
5,000 to continue the search for the deat
as. McMillan, of the Cambria Iro
>mpany, and A. J. Maxham, of th
ohustown company, subscribed $1,00
ich. The work of cleaning out Stone
eek, where the State forces have left of
ill be commenced at once and continue
j long as the weather will permi
he flood commissioners will meet i
hiladelphia to-morrow, and unless som
itch occurs at the meeting it is probabl
lat a final distribution of the fund wi
e commenced on Wednesday or Thuri
ay.
fter this drawback, the creek got up over tl:
irn, washed some of it away, and standin
r a long time in puddles over the retnainde
imaged it considerably. While the cor
as in the silks, there came another wet spel
id for nearly three weeks it only got one c
vo days of sunshine.
Notwithstanding all this, the yield was
ery fine one. Sotno of the ears weighed
aund and a half each. The cobs are ver
nail, and the grains are long and fiat. M
illespie has been intending to send some of
i the Atlanta exposition, and if he does it wi
robably be the finest exhibit of the kin
lere. It would not be a bad idea for him t
snd some to the State fair at Columbia als<
Mr. Gillespie thinks that the yield of h
rizeacre can be doubled, and ho proposes t
y to do it, prize or no prize. n.
TO THE TEACHERTOF Y0RK~C0i;NTY.
>r the Yorkvillc Enquirer.
The next meeting of the York County Teacl
s' association will be held at Rock Hill, con
lencing Thursday, October 31st, 1889, at 8 p. n
The following is the programme of exercis*
repared by the committee appointed at tl
,st meeting of the association :
Thursday, 8 p. >r.?Addressof welcome b
te intendant. Response on behalf of tl
sacbers, by W. J. Thackston. Exorcises b
le Rock Hill Graded school.
Friday, 9 a. m.?First paper: "Teachingas
rofession," by J. A. Boyd, of Fort Mill. Dii
ission of 8ameby T. J. Moore, T. E. McMael
i, and Misses Maggie Gist and E. J. Roach.
Second paper: "Primary Methods," Mil
[ary S. Clarkson. Discussion by Misses El
id Delia Davidson and C. C. Hughes.
Third paper: "Drawing," Mrs. W.J. Thacl
on.
n T'i
ruuhu jjapcu lyimtuibioo ui iuuiiuguib w.
raded Schools," Miss Hattie Ratteree. Dii
ission by John A. Barron and Misses Bess
ell and Kate Ratchford.
Fifth: "Question Box," conducted by W..
hackston.
Aftkrnoon*.?First: Reports from schools,
Second: "How can wo best promote the ii
irests of the York County Teachers' associi
on?" Discussion opened by E. P. Cnstle
eneral discussion by W. W. Lewis, Walki
tooreand S. C. Sturgis.
Third paper: "Necessity of Higher Educ:
on," J. II. Wilson. Discussion by Miss Fai
[^filler and J. L. Douglass.
Fourth: "Experience Meeting."
Night.?Address by Hon. John S. Verne
f Columbia.
Saturday, 9 a. m.?School Work 'Exempt
ed by the Classes of the Rock Hill Grade
shool. Criticisms and discussions.
Teachers, it is your duty to attend this inee
ig. There are more than one hundred whii
iachors in York county. But few are know
? each other. Wo cannot know one anotln
nless wo meet together. We cannot help or
lother unless we come together for that pui
ose. Do you wish to identify yourself wit
movement which has for its object the aci
ancemont and improvement of the professio
r teaching? Then come to this meeting.
Rock Hill is a big place in more ways tha
ae. The people are courteous and hospitabl
hey will bo glad to see you. Don't stay awa
a account of bad weather. The streets ha\
sen macadamized; they will not be mudd;
ock Hill is a "dry" town so far as water :
mcerned. So don't stay away on account <
lin. Come Thursday evening, too. The e?
,y >V UlUUll S Vvll 1 IS llill 1 1 CUJ JJCi ailLC UU1UU 1L
the Knights of Honor hall at 4 o'clock this
* afternoon. A full attendance of the memc
bers is desired, as business of importance
will be transacted.
la " SALE OF ALLIANCE COTTON.
c On Friday last members of the alliance
in the vicinity of Guthriesville, took 67
i- bales of cotton to that place to be exposed
?" to sale. Thirty-six of the bales were in
cotton bagging. The entire lot was boughl
J by J. W. P. Hope & Co., of Yorkville at
9.62}.
? ALLIANCE MEETING,
s. There will be a meeting in Yorkville on
Saturday next, 26th instant, of the presidents
and secretaries of all the sub-alliaui
ces in York county, for the purpose of receiving
instructions from the national cotr
ton committee in reference to the selling
of cotton and taking action upon the same,
id TEACHER9' CERTIFICATES.
The examination of teachers for the free
tQ common schools of York county was held
n on the 4th instant, and the examination
}r papers have just been graded. There
r_ were 25 applicants?1 white male, 5 white
h females, 13 colored males, and 6 colored females.
Certificates have been awarded aj
follows: To white male, first grade ; to 4
n white females, first grade: to 1 white female,
second grade; one colored male,
lo third grade; and to one colored male lir.
cense to teach.
jf SHOT AT A SINGING SCHOOL.
c" On Saturday evening last, a number ol
colored people met at Cedar Grove, about
n nine miles west of town, near the Adair's
^ ferry road, to conduct a "singing school.';
(1 In the progress of the musical exercises?
e the divine art, on this occasion, failing tc
soothe the savage breast?a quarrel ensued
;e between Robert Smith and Chambers
d Brown, both colored, and Smith drew his
? - A ' O ? A---- ? I- D r\ 4a lr'nn
n pisioi nnug iwu sums iti diu? u, uuo maiujj
j- effect in the leg and the other in the breast
Dr. \V. G. White was called to attend the
t" injured man, and he pronounces the woundi
11 serious.
)- HOUSE BURNEI).
n On Wednesday night last, about 9 o'clock,
a the gin house of Mr. Elijah G. Feemster,
who lives about four miles south-west ol
town, was destroyed by fire. The gin was
situated about 300 yards from his own
j" house, and about 200 yards from the house
y of his brother James. In the gin house
f* was a quantity of seed cotton sufficient tc
' make nine bales, belonging to himself and
3 his tenants. Also, a reaping machine.
Together with the gin and press all was
?: totally destroyed, involving a loss of at
least $1,000,on which there was no insu^
ranee. The house had not been opened on
ie Wednesday, nor had the gin been in oper*
ration for nearly a month, which leads Mr.
y Feemster to believe that the fire was the
h act of an incendiary. /
A HAPPY MARRIAGE.
>f The many friends of our townsman, Mr.
1 James M. Starr, will congratulate him
)- upon his happy marriage, which was consummated
yesterday at 12 m., in Fort Mill,
the bride being Mrs. Sallie DeGraffenreid,
?s of that town. The ceremony was performT.
ed by Rev. D. Harrison, of the Presby
?- terian cfturcti. immediately auer me
j1 nuptials the couple departed for Yorkville,
' arriving here yesterday afternoon to find
a ihe house in which they are to live beaug
tifully and tastefully decorated with evere
greens and flowers, and a bountiful cold
lation spread?a tribute of esteem paid
t by the society of "Willing Workers," ol
y which Mr. Starr is an honorary member,
>s There was no reception. To-day Mr,
i- Starr and bride will visit his father in
h Eastern York.
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5t PERSONAL MENTION.
d ' ,Mrs. Frank Happerfield, Jr., has gone tc
0 Gastonia on a short visit.
? t'Mrs. I. D. Witherspeon, and Miss Lese
sie, are in Brooklyn, N. Y., visiting relaa
tives.
it yMr. W. A. Elam and Mr3. W. H. Elam,
of Mecklenburg county, Va., are visiting
^ Mr. Joseph Herndon, father of Mrs. Elam.
,r Rev. J. C. Galloway returned from Virj.
ginia yesterday. Mrs. Galloway, who had
h fr?r ?pvp 1 vvppUb hppn visit.irwr her relft
e tives in that State, returned with him.
^ Mr. J. P. Culp, of the Carolina Buggy
company, left for Chester yesterday in
o charge of a number of vehicles which the
h company has placed on exhibition at the
d fair.
>f'Mr. Ed. W. Hart, of this place, a grad^
ate of the law department of the State
, university, and recently licensed by the
e supreme court to practice law, left on Frit
day last for Memphis, Tennessee, where
' he will engage in the practice of his pro^
fession.
!t RAILROAD NOTES,
d The Johnson City papers continue to
g give glowing accounts of the progress of
n the work on all the line of the Three C's
railroad undertaken by McDonald & Shea,
it It is covered by sub-contractors who are
r' working full forces. It is promised by
d the contractors that trains shall be runj_
ning through Washington county by the
r- 1st of February.
f. There is no longer doubt about work being
soon commenced between Rutherfordton
and Marion, N. C. The contract has
n been taken by Dickinson & Colton. Col.
g J. E. Allen, well known in Yorkville, is
y now in Ilutherfordton as the representa>t
tive of Col. Dickinson. Mr. Colton, who
d lives in Atlanta, has recently been over the
ground. It is understood that Dickinson
\ & Colton have obligated themselves to
). complete the road between Rutherfordton
jl and Marion within six months. Mr. John
13 S. Moore, of Yorkville, has taken a cone
tract under them for grading a portion of
n the work.
O LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK.
e The safety fire proof vault in the bankd
ing room of the Loan and Savings bank
3, is now finished and ready for the recep|*
tion of the safe to be placed in it for the
further protection of valuables. The vault
y is built on the south side of the banking
it office, and occupies a space 8J by 11 feet,
)- its height extending nearly to the ceiln
ing. The walls are two feet two inches
thick, and built with air chambers, afford|
ingall needed ventilation. The inside die
raensions are four feet nine inches by sev1
en feet, arched overhead. The floor is
x brick and granite cemented, its foundation
starting below the surface of the
s ground and four feet thick. The masonry
j throughout is as substantial and secure as
(i possible to be made of brick. The walls
1. inside and out are finished "hard-finish"
n | plaster, corresponding with the interior
J? i finish of the office.
y I The entrance is provided with two iron
doors. The inner door is secured with key;
d J the outer door with combination lock,
1.1 which at one turn of the handle throws
n ! four levers, one up and one down. These
j? doors were made by the Marvin Safe cotnjj
! pany, as also the improved money chest,
3. with time lock, which is to be placed in'
side the vault. Work on the main build
ingis progressing satisfactorily, and Ca
Lindsay, the cashier, informs us that
hopes to be installed in his new quarl
; for the transaction of business by the 1
of November.
i CHURCH*^NOTICES.
Young men's union prayer-meeting v
be held in the Presbyterian church n
i Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock.
Baptist?Rev. R. G. Patrick, pasl
Services next Sunday at 11 a. in. and 1
p.m. Sunday-school at 3.30 p. m. Praj
meeting to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clo
Methodist Episcopal?Rev. \V. W. D
iel, pastor. Services next Sunday at
a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday-school a
p.m. Prayer-meeting this evening at 1
o'clock.
A QuAniafo T^?*naVvt?f oimu ri_.T?
X H.OWJ IVI Il?"? * ?
J. C. Galloway, pastor. In consequent
the absence of the pastor there will be
1 services in his churches next Sund
1 Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p. m.
1 Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, f
' tor. Prayer-meeting to-morrow even
! at 7 o'clock. Sunday-school at 3 p.
The pastor will be absent, attending S;
od at Spartanburg, and no services may
s expected in this church next Sunday.
Episcopal?Rev. Theo. I). Bratton, foi
i erly rector of the Episcopal church at t
i place, is expected here this morning fr
; Spartanburg. will have a baptisi
i service at eleven o'clock this morni
communion service at noon, and even
service, with sermon, at half past se'
o'clock. Sunday-school at 4 p. m.
SC THE PRIZE ACHES.
We have no means of knowing
. number of contestants in South Carol
. for the premium of $1,000 offe
jointly by the American Agriculturist i
, the State department of agriculture,
we conclude that there are quite a numl
Reports of the yield of a few of. the a<
| thuscultivated have been published, wh
we append below. From these it will
seen that Mr. R. T. Gillespie, of this co
[ ty, has produced the largest crop of j
contestant so far reported, to our kno
edge:
| R. T. Gillespie, York county?110 !
bushels.
B. F. Keese, Oconee county?105 bush
| 23 pounds.
R. M. Allison, York county?104 bush
5 quarts.
W. B. R. Gasque, Marion countyr
bushels, 4 pounds.
11 Major A. H. White, York county'
bushels, 3 pounds.
' Edwin Harper, Georgetown county"
bushels, 1 peck, 4 quarts.
1 Wylie King, Darlington county'
bushels on 1$ acre, or G1 5-7 bushels to
5 acre.
5 James McCutchen, Kingstree, Willia
burg county?00^ bushels.
| PETIT JURORS---SKCONI) WEEK.
, On yesterday the following petit jui
were drawn to serve the second weefc
the approaching term of the circuit cc
for York county. The second week of
> term opens on Monday, November 11.
? J. J. Faris, Bet
f F. W. Grider Ebene
J. E. Drennan, Bet
R. F. Drennan, Catav
R. E. Jackson, King's Mount
R. M. Plexico, Cherol
J. BriceRoss, Bullock's Cr<
A. Frank White, Cbero!
R. L. A. Smith, Broad Ri
John C. Jackson, Y<
W. C. Hutchison, Catav
J. M. Mcllwain, Ebene
T. L. Pursley, King's Mount
P. K. Mull, Fort \
J. P. Epps, t Fort A
J. B. H. Jackson, King's Mount
G.W.Moore, Cherol
S. N. Frew Bethe;
M. H. Currence, Bet
R. A. Erwin, Bethes
I Junius W.Thomson, Cherol
W. M. Love, Bullock's Cr<
T. J. Strait, Bethei
P. R. Bratton, Y<
W. A. Robinson, Bullock's Cr<
J. L. W. Patrick, Bet
A. J. Hoffman, . Bethes
W. B. Stroup King's Mounts
Ira Hardin Cherol
James G. Thomasson Yc
W. J. Engle, Yc
W.C.Latimer, Yc
J. E. Castles, King's Mount!
D. G. Stanton, Bet
, J. P. Hutchison, Jr., Ebene
J. M. Morrow, Broad Ri'
| PRISONERS IN JAIL.
The following is a list of the prison
. now in jail awaiting trial at the approa
. ing term of the sessions court:
I Thomas Simmons, Thomas Wallace i
C Ray McDow, colored ; house breaking i
grand larceny.
Dolph Clark, colored; "felony," the
fense not specified by the com mitt
i trial justice.
Anolus Patrick, colored; burglary t
railroad car.
Robert Shaw, white; a&sault and 1
i tery. Awaiting publication of sealed s
tence.
Bob Hart, colored, burglary and gri
larceny.
Dock Harris, colored; assault and batt
with intent to kill. Awaiting publicat
, of sealed sentence.
John Kennedy, colored; forgery.
Austin Steele, colored; larceny of 1
stock.
Andrew Campbell Meek, colored;
sault and battery with intent to kill.
Wm Walker, colored : house breaki
ing.
Allen Partlow, colored; murder. Ai
Barron, colored ; accessory to same.
J. K. Hoyle, white; assault and batte
Awaiting publication of sealed sentenc<
' Robert Martin and Charles Williai
colored; grand larceny.
| MERE-MENTION,
i George W. Logan, superior court jui
in North Carolina during the days
, Radical rule, died at his home at Ch
ney Rock, Rutherford county, last 1
day. A New York dispatch of Sal
day says the Cotton Oil Trust is to
reorganized into a corporation.
Thursday night residents of Murray Ci
1 Ohio, burned to the ground the house
George Washington, a colored man, v
lost everything. The excuse is that
blacks are wanted in the place. H
, ry Taylor has been convicted in Whitefi
county, Ga., of the murder of State sena
Samuel W. Field, and sentenced to 1
imprisonment The President has i
1 pointed Gen. Green B. Raum, of Illim
to be commissioner of pensions vice Ti
ner, resigned, and he entered upon his
ficial duties last Monday. On accoi
of a failure of the crops, great destitut
is said to exist in South Dakota, and fe
of a famine are entertained. Chai
Collins, who was sentenced from Mclnti
county, Ga., fifteen years ago for a 1
term in the penitentiary on the charge
murder, was pardoned by Governor G
don last Saturday. It now transpires tl
Collins, who is a negro, is innocent of I
crime. At a meeting of the Atlai
Horticultural society last Saturday, I
dogwood blossom was unanimously ado
ed as the national fiower. The Prot
. tant Episcopal House of Deputies, in s
sion in New York city for the past th
weeks, will probably adjourn to-m
row. Hon. Amos. J. Cummings 1
been nominated as congressman irom i
ninth New York district, to succeed I
late Samuel S. Cox, upon the Tamma
ticket. Cummings commenced life as
printer and in later years has been pror
nentasan editorial writer on New Yc
papers. The New Orleans presby te
at its meeting last week, declared agai
union with the northern church by a vi
of 18 to 9. D. It. Elliott, a promim
young man of Live Oak, Fla., and mars)
of that town, was shot and killed last Si
day by a colored barber named Ches
Matthews. The verdict of the corone
jury was justifiable homicide, but thre
of lynching are made by Elliott's frien
Crop Reports.?The South Caroli
weather service furnishes the followi
for the week endiug last Saturday:
Rainfall for the State was below norm
Temperature for the State, was bel
normal.
Sunshine for the State, normal.
Weatherer conditions?The week p
has been marked by an entire absence
rainfall, with temperature a little bel
normal, and a normal amount of sunshi
tending to the rapid maturing of cott
i which is now opening rapidly, and shoi
, there be no rain in the next few days I
j little cotton will be left to be gather
j The crop in most sections is not up to <
| pectations. Corn is unusually fine and
i yield is largely in excess of previous yet
Potatoes, peas, Ac., are being harvest
pt. j yielding largely, and the farmers have
he j housed large quantites of fodder. On the
ers whole, the output has been more favorable.
5th t0 the absence of rain, farmers are
delayed in preparing land for seeding
small grain.
The State department of agriculture
vjjj makes the following report of the condi.
tion of cotton and corn in October:
ext The cotton crop report is estimated to be
from ten days to two weeks late. Theeat:or.
erpillar has appeared in some sections,
r.30 but only slight damage reported. The
,er_ condition is reported as follows: Upper
. Carolina 92, middle Carolina 89, and lower
Carolina 87?aveage for the State 89,
an* against 77 at the same date in 1888, and 89
11 on the first of September, 1889. The indit
4 cated yield of lint is given at 181 pounds
rt;}Q of lint per acre.
The corn crop is estimated to be the finest
for several years. The condition is
ev* reported as follows: Upper Carolina 105,
J of Middle Carolina 104, and Lower Carolina
no 102; average for the State 104, against 70
ay. at the same date in 1888, and on the first of
September, 1889. The indicated yield is
voo 14 bushels per acre.
/tiS"
U)g S0UTH CAROLINA NEWS.
* ? Ex-Governor Manning is lying dany
" gerously ill at his home in Camden.
e ? W. A. Clark, of Columbia, won the
silver medal for the best display of Sea
:m- Island cotton at the Paris exposition,
his ?Gen. John D. Kennedy, appointed by
om ex-President Cleveland United States
minister to China, has left Shanghai on
his return home. He is expected to arrive
. at Camden about the middle of November.
in? ? In the municipal election at Spartanven
burg last Monday there were two candidates
for mayor, the third candidate, Capt.
Gwyn, having withdrawn. Mr. Henneman
was elected over Mr. Walker, receiv.
6 ing 381 votes to 308 for Walker. The
ina Henneman ticket for aldermen waselected.
red _ a son of J. B. Hamraon, living in
md West Wateree, Kershaw county, had his
but hands badly lacerated and one of his eyes
jer put out by a dynamite cartridge last Fri'
day. He was trying to see what was in a
*.? cartridge that he had picked up in the
i ir?h i
I,v" roau.
be ?Says the Greenville News: The first
un- demonstration of the strength of the Farany
mors' alliance in politics will be given at
lWj. the coming primary election for senator in
Kershaw county. There appears to be a
square issue between Alliance and antiAlliance
Democrats, each side haying a
candidate in the field,
els, ?Col. It. A. Child, of Pickens, one of
the most talented lawyers of upper South
els Carolina, has decided to go from the bar
to the pulpit. At the quarterly conference
at Pickens Mr. Child was recommended
80 to the annual conference, soon to convene,
for admission into the traveling connec-80
tion.
? In the Berkeley sessions court last
-7G week, Frederick \V. Scharfer, a youth,
who on the 23rd of last August, killed a
negro woman by the careless handling of
~. a gun, was acquitted of the charge of raurthe
der. In her ante mortem statement the
woman expressed the opinion thatthegun
ms- was fired at her purposely, but Judge
Hudson, presiding, ruled that as incompetent.
? J. H. Harrison was convicted at the
rors recent term of Lancaster sessions court on
: of a charge of assault and battery of a high
>urt and aggravated nature, and sentenced to
the three months imprisonment in the peni,
A TT- A. ? 1* ? n.u.i
lenuary. ?113 parems ave id uroiusooro,
hel^_N. C., and the report reached there that
7.eri-^e had been convicted of murder and senliek--tenced
to be hanged, on hearing which his
k'ba?--mother fell dead.
aitw~ - ? F. Hahn died in Greenville last Thurs^ *""day
from internal injuries received in a
keetlunaway accident. He was one of the
veiv-^wealthiest men in the city, and was well
>rle--known as "Blind Hahn," from the fact.
fbtw--that in 1873 his eyesight was destroyed by
z?r--the premature explosion of a blast with
^[j'-^vhich he was working. He was a native
lilt "of Germany, and came to Greenville many
ain^^tears ago. He acquired his property after
<ee.-4he accident by which he lost his eyes and
3da/--one arm.
bel-^-On Wednesday, the 9th instant, there
occurred a deadly affray in Anderson coun3ek^r^y
between James Keaton and Reuben
9dai_ wlartin. Martin was cursing Mrs. Keaton,
>rk* -when her husband interfered and told him
jek.'-to desist. Martin then turned on Keaton
hel^-and began cursing him, when Keaton
.-""Snatched up a rail and dealt Martin a blow
.across the head which felled him to the
>rk. ground. Martin died the following Satur)rk,
-day. Keaton at once delivered himself to
>rk.--the sheriff.
Ex-Governor D. H. Chamberlain, re2!^
cently appointed receiver of the South
.Carolina railway, arrived in Charleston on
Wednesday from New York, in company
with W. H. Bfawley, the solicitor of the
iers company. At 9 a. m. he proceeded to the
ch- main offices, took formal possession of the
road at once, issued an order announcing
, the fact, and stating that all officials and
ln^j employees of the company would still conincl
tinue in the discharge of their duties as
f heretofore.
j? " ?The primary election to fill a vacancy
s for reoresentative to the legislature from
.f ? Chesterfield county was held on the 12th
instant. Gen. W. L. T. Prince and W. S. %
x Jackson, of Cheraw, and F. F. Taylor, of
" Mount Croghan, were the candidates.
Taylor is the treasurer of the State Farmj
era' alliance, but this has not elected him
so far. Jackson received a majority of 22
er over Taylor, and Prince fell away behind
in the race. Another primary will be held
on next Saturday.
? The State agricultural report for 1888
ive put the value of the crop of 1888, taking
the tables of average yield and the averas
age prices given, at $40,433,294. These
tables included cotton, corn, oats, sweet pong.
tatoes, rice, wheat, peas, cane, Irish potatoes,
sorghum and tobacco. The crop this
"t" vpnr. as near as can be aDDroximated. will
range not far from $45,17*6,000. The chief
;ry. increase will be in corn and the enhanced
3. price of cotton, and in the production of
ms, Irish potatoes and cane and sorghum crops.
? The State> barn, at the experimental
station near*Spartanburg, was entirely
consumed by tire last Thursday, with the
jee machinery and gins, a considerable quanQf
tity of product which was there stored
jm. belonging to the State, and several bales of
?rj_ cotton belonging to individuals. The fire
:ur" caught from a spark from the engine which
" be was running the gin. The live stock
.Qn stabled in the building was saved. The
jtv loss is not accurately estimated, but is
if probably $2,500 to $3,000. Insured for
/ho S1'000no
? In the sessions court of Darlington
en- county, which convened last Monday, the
eld most interesting case to be tried is that
tor against Joseph W. James, for the murder
life ot his father. This case was tried at the
ap- March term of court, and James was con3ig?
victed and sentenced to be hung in June,
an- The case was taken to the supreme court,
of- and a new trial was granted. Lewis
ant Williams, colored, was tried for the same
ion offense and sentenced to be hung at the
ars same time, but his case was similarly de ]es
ferred and he will again be tried with
ash James at the present term of court,
life *
i of Deluded Northern Negroes.?The
or- Rev. W. B. Johnson, colored, of the Seciiat
ond Baptist church, Washington, preached
the a sermon to his congregation last Sunday,
nta in which he told the members of his race
:ne to secure nomes 111 tneooutn ana ine west,
pt- and prepare to stay in them even if every
es- inch had to be defended with Winchester
ies- rifles. The negro was learning the lesson
ree of organization from the Socialists and
or- Irishmen, and twenty years from now
las would not be the docile being of to-day.
[he "The negro," he concluded, "has been
:he building for the whites long enough. It
,ny is time to build for himself; he can't
i a be exterminated or intimidated. He is
ni- j in blood and bones a nation, and if un>rk
disturbed will do no harm, but if stirred
ry, j may grasp the pillows of our civilization,
nst! and, like Sampson of old, in his death pull
ote ; down the temple of liberty."
jnt j The Rev. Geo. W. Lee, also colored, of
lial the Fifth Baptist church, preached on
an- j "Southern Outrages," and advised the neter
| groes to strike back when they were as?r's
saulted, or their wives and daughters
ats wronged and insulted. The civil rights
ds. bill, he said had always proved a failure,
j and the only thing that the negro got from
ina either party was promises at election
ing time. It was useless to seek redress from
| Congress, for two-thirds were sinners and
lal. the other third drunkards,
ow The colored people of Chicago filled to
overflowing the same day the different
churches which they attend and passed
ast the day in fasting and prayer. The colored
of' pastors preached sermons and prayed for
ow the power of the Almighty to relieve the
ine colored neople of the South from oppreson,
sion and wrong. Sunday was the day
uld set apart by the recent convention of colbut
ored clergymen at Indianapolis for prayer
ed. and supplication on behalf of the suffering
ex- negroes in the South,
the A dispatch from St. Louis says similar
irs.! services were conducted in the colored
ed,1 churches there.